[Gauss]

As some have said already, boy, was I happy to be wrong about my prediction of the Oregon game!
The Rose Bowl is now within reach, but we'll have to stop first a talented if thin U.S.C.

In the overall standings, Leftcoast is in the lead, followed by CrazedZooChimp, Griffin78, and Kevin Gemmell.

Vegas expects us to win 25-21.

My prediction is that we win 24-14. Their solid D-line does a good job of stopping the run, but Hogan is solid enough to take us 3 times to the end zone. I also think there'll be a party-in-the-backfield that will make Kessler's life pretty miserable.

Poster	Diff.	Score	Description
==============	====	=====	================================
CrazedZooChimp	+28	45-17
TChickens	+25	38-13	Cardinal dominates the LOS and TOP AND gets points from Def and ST
GoodGrief	+24	42-18	Gaffney/Sanders run 67/33%. Hogan 2 bootlegs on 3rd down. Ty KOR and PR for TD. Reynolds pick-6. Skov, Murphy many sacks
oman	+24	38-14
Trevmiesterj	+18	35-17
Hank 91	+18	31-13	Deceptively close at half time. 50 carries and 250 yards on the ground
Farm93	+17	34-17	17-14 at the half. 2H the sanctions' impact will become clear as Stanford runs at will
NYCCardinalFan	+17	31-14
Oasis	+17	31-14	D dominates Figueroans. Kessler sacked. SC sells out to stop run; Hogan, Cajuste, Montgomery shred Fig secondary
PrinceLightfoot	+17	30-13	Minimum of six sacks
FarmBoy	+17	30-13	It will be 14-7 at the half
pcgoode	+17	27-10	#partyinthebackfield feasts on RB corps,QB, and suspect OL. Cardinal wears SC down and pulls away in the 2H
Card Fan in OR	+14	31-17
CompSci87	+14	30-16
2 for 2028	+14	27-13
Kathy	+14	24-10
Publius	+13	30-17	Game close till 4Q, SC's lack of depth allows Stanford to score through the air and the ground
needle	+12	30-18
Renaissance Man	+11	31-20
OutsiderFan	+11	31-20
Griffin78	+11	28-17
socalstanfan1	+11	28-17	Deep passes to Cajuste. Running slow in 1H, better in 2H. Stanford D shuts down run, pressure on QB, pick. Agholor 1/2 big plays.
JeffInCorvallis	+11	24-13	Shaw DOESN'T go for 2-point conversion after 4Q drive mostly on the ground featuring Gaffney that goes for a TD
Mick	+10	30-20
81alum	+10	27-17
washingtonismoney	+10	27-17
pefloresjr	+10	27-17	Stanford 2 running, 1 passing TDs. Hogan mid/deep completions when box loaded. Stanford gets lead, bottles SC up due to QB pressure
Gauss	+10	24-14	SC's D-line stops the run, but Hogan does enough to get 3 TD-drives. Partyinthebackfield for Stanford -> Kessler looks bad
Leftcoast	+10	24-14	Home crowd gives SC some initial energy. Stanford's line dominant in 2H. Kessler throws 2 picks while under pressure.
82lsju	+10	24-14
martyup	+9	30-21
CochinoJanks	+7	35-28	Stanford gets in front and stays there
Extra Point	+7	27-20
garvin	+7	27-20
SUBuddha	+7	27-20	14-14 at the half. Gaffney 6.3 YPC with 3 YAC in 2H. SC D-line will collapse 4Q
shinsengumi	+6	27-21
Kevin Gemmell	+4	28-24
fullmetal	+3	24-21	D doesn't solve Lee. Pass rush prevents Wittek go-ahead score 4Q. Play action 10-15yd to Rector, Whitfield, Cajuste. Ty gets returns yards
Ted Miller	+3	20-17
==============	====	=====
Board average score	+13	30-17

[Gauss]

As some have said already, boy, was I happy to be wrong about my prediction of the Oregon game!
The Rose Bowl is now within reach, but we'll have to stop first a talented if thin U.S.C.

In the overall standings, Leftcoast is in the lead, followed by CrazedZooChimp, Griffin78, and Kevin Gemmell.

Vegas expects us to win 25-21.

My prediction is that we win 24-14. Their solid D-line does a good job of stopping the run, but Hogan is solid enough to take us 3 times to the end zone. I also think there'll be a party-in-the-backfield that will make Kessler's life pretty miserable.

Poster	Diff.	Score	Description
==============	====	=====	================================
CrazedZooChimp	+28	45-17
TChickens	+25	38-13	Cardinal dominates the LOS and TOP AND gets points from Def and ST
GoodGrief	+24	42-18	Gaffney/Sanders run 67/33%. Hogan 2 bootlegs on 3rd down. Ty KOR and PR for TD. Reynolds pick-6. Skov, Murphy many sacks
oman	+24	38-14
Trevmiesterj	+18	35-17
Hank 91	+18	31-13	Deceptively close at half time. 50 carries and 250 yards on the ground
Farm93	+17	34-17	17-14 at the half. 2H the sanctions' impact will become clear as Stanford runs at will
NYCCardinalFan	+17	31-14
Oasis	+17	31-14	D dominates Figueroans. Kessler sacked. SC sells out to stop run; Hogan, Cajuste, Montgomery shred Fig secondary
PrinceLightfoot	+17	30-13	Minimum of six sacks
FarmBoy	+17	30-13	It will be 14-7 at the half
pcgoode	+17	27-10	#partyinthebackfield feasts on RB corps,QB, and suspect OL. Cardinal wears SC down and pulls away in the 2H
Card Fan in OR	+14	31-17
CompSci87	+14	30-16
2 for 2028	+14	27-13
Kathy	+14	24-10
Publius	+13	30-17	Game close till 4Q, SC's lack of depth allows Stanford to score through the air and the ground
needle	+12	30-18
Renaissance Man	+11	31-20
OutsiderFan	+11	31-20
Griffin78	+11	28-17
socalstanfan1	+11	28-17	Deep passes to Cajuste. Running slow in 1H, better in 2H. Stanford D shuts down run, pressure on QB, pick. Agholor 1/2 big plays.
JeffInCorvallis	+11	24-13	Shaw DOESN'T go for 2-point conversion after 4Q drive mostly on the ground featuring Gaffney that goes for a TD
Mick	+10	30-20
81alum	+10	27-17
washingtonismoney	+10	27-17
pefloresjr	+10	27-17	Stanford 2 running, 1 passing TDs. Hogan mid/deep completions when box loaded. Stanford gets lead, bottles SC up due to QB pressure
Gauss	+10	24-14	SC's D-line stops the run, but Hogan does enough to get 3 TD-drives. Partyinthebackfield for Stanford -> Kessler looks bad
Leftcoast	+10	24-14	Home crowd gives SC some initial energy. Stanford's line dominant in 2H. Kessler throws 2 picks while under pressure.
82lsju	+10	24-14
martyup	+9	30-21
CochinoJanks	+7	35-28	Stanford gets in front and stays there
Extra Point	+7	27-20
garvin	+7	27-20
SUBuddha	+7	27-20	14-14 at the half. Gaffney 6.3 YPC with 3 YAC in 2H. SC D-line will collapse 4Q
shinsengumi	+6	27-21
Kevin Gemmell	+4	28-24
fullmetal	+3	24-21	D doesn't solve Lee. Pass rush prevents Wittek go-ahead score 4Q. Play action 10-15yd to Rector, Whitfield, Cajuste. Ty gets returns yards
Ted Miller	+3	20-17
==============	====	=====
Board average score	+13	30-17

[GoodGrief]

Stanford 42 USC 18.

Gaffney runs 2/3 of the time and Sanders/Young run the other 1/3 so that USC is constantly getting punched up the middle or running ragged on the edges. We pass some to keep USC off-balance, and Hogan runs two great bootlegs on 3rd down. Montgomery returns one kickoff and one punt for touchdowns. Ed Reynolds gets a pick six. Skov does one of his patented, "Guess the exact moment that the ball is getting snapped and smash the QB." Troy Murphy singlehandedly squelches three USC 3rd downs with sacks.

So say we all.

[GoodGrief]

Stanford 42 USC 18.

Gaffney runs 2/3 of the time and Sanders/Young run the other 1/3 so that USC is constantly getting punched up the middle or running ragged on the edges. We pass some to keep USC off-balance, and Hogan runs two great bootlegs on 3rd down. Montgomery returns one kickoff and one punt for touchdowns. Ed Reynolds gets a pick six. Skov does one of his patented, "Guess the exact moment that the ball is getting snapped and smash the QB." Troy Murphy singlehandedly squelches three USC 3rd downs with sacks.

So say we all.

[socalstanfan1]

Stanford 28
USC 17

Devon Cajuste's return to health leads to a return of the deep passing game. Running game struggles a bit in the first half, but a couple if deep completions to the WRs, and commitment to the run start to bear fruit in the second half, when we control,the clock and keep M. Lee off the field.

On D, the front seven shut down the running game, then put Kessler under constant pressure. I think Lee or Agholor get free for a big play or two in the first half, but as the offense extends the lead and controls the clock, the Trojans abandon the run, and the D turns up the heat on Kessler, resulting in at least one pick.

An 11 point win, but it feels like a lot more, given the second half dominance.

[socalstanfan1]

Stanford 28
USC 17

Devon Cajuste's return to health leads to a return of the deep passing game. Running game struggles a bit in the first half, but a couple if deep completions to the WRs, and commitment to the run start to bear fruit in the second half, when we control,the clock and keep M. Lee off the field.

On D, the front seven shut down the running game, then put Kessler under constant pressure. I think Lee or Agholor get free for a big play or two in the first half, but as the offense extends the lead and controls the clock, the Trojans abandon the run, and the D turns up the heat on Kessler, resulting in at least one pick.

An 11 point win, but it feels like a lot more, given the second half dominance.

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford is one of the few teams in the country not intimidated by anything about USC - the Coliseum, the band, their players, the stupid horse, or the media's adulation for all things Trojan whenever they are above mediocre.

Not only that, Stanford feels so comfortable in the Coliseum that it seems more like a neutral site game than a road game given how many Stanford fans show up, and how confidently Stanford plays there.  Honestly, Utah and Oregon State are tougher places to play, even though USC usually has a better team than the Beavers and Utes.

Trees            31
Prophylactics 20

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford is one of the few teams in the country not intimidated by anything about USC - the Coliseum, the band, their players, the stupid horse, or the media's adulation for all things Trojan whenever they are above mediocre.

Not only that, Stanford feels so comfortable in the Coliseum that it seems more like a neutral site game than a road game given how many Stanford fans show up, and how confidently Stanford plays there.  Honestly, Utah and Oregon State are tougher places to play, even though USC usually has a better team than the Beavers and Utes.

Trees            31
Prophylactics 20

[Kathy]

24-10 Stanford

[Kathy]

24-10 Stanford

[Bruce Wang]

University of Google 30
University of Girls Gone Wild Inc 17

OJ Simpson's alma mater stays in the game until the 4th quarter.  Their lack of depth becomes apparent as Jim Plunkett's alma mater scores through the air and the ground to put the game out of reach.

[Bruce Wang]

University of Google 30
University of Girls Gone Wild Inc 17

OJ Simpson's alma mater stays in the game until the 4th quarter.  Their lack of depth becomes apparent as Jim Plunkett's alma mater scores through the air and the ground to put the game out of reach.

[2 for 2028]

27-13 Stanford

[2 for 2028]

27-13 Stanford

[oman]

38-14 Stanford

[oman]

38-14 Stanford

[FarmBoy]

Sanders/Young run the other 1/3

Why do people still think Sanders or Young are suddenly going to start getting significant carries? If it hasn't happened yet, I don't see how anything will chance until Spring football. They only way I see S/Y getting 1/3 of the carries is if we only carry the ball 10 times and we run 3 fly sweeps with Young.

As for my prediction, put me down for 30-13 for the good guys. It will be 14-7 at the half.

[FarmBoy]

Sanders/Young run the other 1/3

Why do people still think Sanders or Young are suddenly going to start getting significant carries? If it hasn't happened yet, I don't see how anything will chance until Spring football. They only way I see S/Y getting 1/3 of the carries is if we only carry the ball 10 times and we run 3 fly sweeps with Young.

As for my prediction, put me down for 30-13 for the good guys. It will be 14-7 at the half.

[FarmBoy]

Messieurs Gemmel and Mill are both playing it safe with their predictions

STANFORD at USC

Gemmell: This one is dicey simply because of the history between these two teams. I think Stanford wins because its defense will rattle USC's passing game and plug the run. USC's strength plays right into Stanford's strength. And I think Stanford's strength is stronger. The Cardinal have won four in a row in the series and have the maturity to put last week's Oregon win behind them. Stanford 28, USC 24.

Miller: Stanford is too veteran a team to allow complacency to creep into the locker room after a big win over Oregon. Yet, be forewarned, if the Cardinal doesn't bring its A-game to the Coliseum, they will get upset by the resurgent Trojans, who are going to play hungry in front of their biggest home crowd of the year. Stanford 20, USC 17.

[FarmBoy]

Messieurs Gemmel and Mill are both playing it safe with their predictions

STANFORD at USC

Gemmell: This one is dicey simply because of the history between these two teams. I think Stanford wins because its defense will rattle USC's passing game and plug the run. USC's strength plays right into Stanford's strength. And I think Stanford's strength is stronger. The Cardinal have won four in a row in the series and have the maturity to put last week's Oregon win behind them. Stanford 28, USC 24.

Miller: Stanford is too veteran a team to allow complacency to creep into the locker room after a big win over Oregon. Yet, be forewarned, if the Cardinal doesn't bring its A-game to the Coliseum, they will get upset by the resurgent Trojans, who are going to play hungry in front of their biggest home crowd of the year. Stanford 20, USC 17.

[Renaissance Man]

Stanford 31-20.

[Renaissance Man]

Stanford 31-20.

[Cardinal96]

Stanford 31
USC 14

[Cardinal96]

Stanford 31
USC 14

[CrazedZooChimp]

45-17 Stanford. 

Screw $C.

[CrazedZooChimp]

45-17 Stanford. 

Screw $C.

[JeffInCorvallis]

Stanford 24
Southern Cal  13

David Shaw DOESN'T go for a two-point conversion after a punishing fourth quarter drive mostly on the ground featuring Tyler Gaffney that goes for a TD.  Garvin asks "What's your deal?"

Ed. note:  Board software modifies to "Southern Low APR U".  Love it!!

[JeffInCorvallis]

Stanford 24
Southern Cal  13

David Shaw DOESN'T go for a two-point conversion after a punishing fourth quarter drive mostly on the ground featuring Tyler Gaffney that goes for a TD.  Garvin asks "What's your deal?"

Ed. note:  Board software modifies to "Southern Low APR U".  Love it!!

[pcgoode]

27 to 10 Stanford wins.  I don't see much that would make me think USC's offense is any better than when we played them last year, and there is no question in my that their QB is not as good.  Stanford's offence is better with Hogan at QB than with Nunes, and Hogan usually does well when we have a big game - this one fits the bill.

#partyinthebackfield feasts on a depleted RB corps, an immobile and inexperienced QB, and a suspect OL.  Cardinal wears down their 50 scholarship players and pulls away in the second half.

[pcgoode]

27 to 10 Stanford wins.  I don't see much that would make me think USC's offense is any better than when we played them last year, and there is no question in my that their QB is not as good.  Stanford's offence is better with Hogan at QB than with Nunes, and Hogan usually does well when we have a big game - this one fits the bill.

#partyinthebackfield feasts on a depleted RB corps, an immobile and inexperienced QB, and a suspect OL.  Cardinal wears down their 50 scholarship players and pulls away in the second half.

[GoodGrief]

Sanders/Young run the other 1/3

Why do people still think Sanders or Young are suddenly going to start getting significant carries? If it hasn't happened yet, I don't see how anything will chance until Spring football. They only way I see S/Y getting 1/3 of the carries is if we only carry the ball 10 times and we run 3 fly sweeps with Young.

Wishful thinking baby. I forgot to put in my prediction for a Statue Of Liberty Play, a Fumblerooski, and a "Hey Coach, Wrong Ball!" play, but I also hope to see those.

Okay, maybe not the third one, but definitely the Statue of Liberty & Fumblerooski.

[GoodGrief]

Sanders/Young run the other 1/3

Why do people still think Sanders or Young are suddenly going to start getting significant carries? If it hasn't happened yet, I don't see how anything will chance until Spring football. They only way I see S/Y getting 1/3 of the carries is if we only carry the ball 10 times and we run 3 fly sweeps with Young.

Wishful thinking baby. I forgot to put in my prediction for a Statue Of Liberty Play, a Fumblerooski, and a "Hey Coach, Wrong Ball!" play, but I also hope to see those.

Okay, maybe not the third one, but definitely the Statue of Liberty & Fumblerooski.

[Leftcoast]

Stanford 24; U.SC 14

The large home crowd gives SC some initial energy that wears off quickly.  Stanford's line play is dominate in the second half and Kessler throws two picks while under pressure.

Half a decade of Tr.ojan losses get recorded in the Stanford history book.

[Leftcoast]

Stanford 24; U.SC 14

The large home crowd gives SC some initial energy that wears off quickly.  Stanford's line play is dominate in the second half and Kessler throws two picks while under pressure.

Half a decade of Tr.ojan losses get recorded in the Stanford history book.

[PrinceLightfoot]

Stanford 30
USC 13

Minimum of six sacks in this game.

[PrinceLightfoot]

Stanford 30
USC 13

Minimum of six sacks in this game.

[Farm93]

I thought my score would break me free from the pack, but it appears my prediction fits in the consensus range.

Stanford 34 - USC 17

Stanford 17, USC 14 at half.  In the second half the sanctions' impact will become clear as Stanford runs at will.

[Farm93]

I thought my score would break me free from the pack, but it appears my prediction fits in the consensus range.

Stanford 34 - USC 17

Stanford 17, USC 14 at half.  In the second half the sanctions' impact will become clear as Stanford runs at will.

[82lsju]

24-14 good guys

[82lsju]

24-14 good guys